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CCEA has approved continuation of Credit Guarantee Fund for Education Loans Scheme and Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme at a financial outlay of?
A) Rs 4,400 crore
B) Rs 6,600 crore
C) Rs 7,700 crore
D) Rs 5,500 crore
11th biennial conference of the Rashtriya Rifles was recently held in Nagrota, J&K, under the chairmanship of?
A) AjitDoval
B) Rajnath Singh
C) NirmalaSitharaman
D) Gen BipinRawat
External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division under MEA, has launched the initiative ‘VideshAaya Pradesh keDwaar’ in?
A) New Delhi
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Ahmedabad
CCEA has approved continuation and strengthening of 669 KrishiVigyanKendras (KVKs) till 2019-20. What will be the financial outlay for the KVK Scheme for 2017-20?
A) Rs 3,34,000 lakh
B) Rs 2,82,400 lakh
C) Rs 1,48,200 lakh
D) Rs 4,23,000 lakh
Microsoft India recently inaugurated its first ‘Garage’ in India at?
A) Bengaluru
B) Gurugram
C) Hyderabad
D) Mumbai
Union cabinet has approved amendments to National Medical Commission Bill. As per the amendments, the final MBBS examination, to be held as a common exam, will be called?
A) NEIT
B) NEET
C) NRTE
D) NEXT
As per the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, which state has the highest number of tribal habitations fully covered by Drinking Water supply?
A) Odisha
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Jharkhand
D) Madhya Pradesh
Who won the 17th Asian Billiards Championships title, held in Yangon?
A) Aditya Mehta
B) PankajAdvani
C) GeetSethi
D) Manan Chandra
First National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, & Mental Illness was recently held in?
A) Pune
B) Vijaywada
C) New Delhi
D) Coimbatore
Which team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (A Division) 2018, at the final held in Lucknow?
A) Air India
B) Hockey Haryana
C) Railways
D) Hockey Punjab
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City has entered into anMoU with which consulting firm to promote IFSC operations?
A) Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
B) PwC India
C) KPMG India
D) EY India
CCEA has approved enhancing the scope of PradhanMantriRojgarProtsahanYojana (PMRPY), wherein the government will contribute employer’s full contribution for pension, for new employees, for the first?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 2 years
D) 1 year
A first of its kind Insect Museum has been inaugurated in?
A) Guwahati
B) Coimbatore
C) Nashik
D) Kanpur
CCEA has approved continuation of Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) and City Compost Scheme till 2019-20, at an outlay of?
A) Rs 58,234 crore
B) Rs 74,726 crore
C) Rs 61,972 crore
D) Rs 80,353 crore
India has handed over the second advanced offshore patrol vessel (AOPV) to?
A) Indonesia
B) Myanmar
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
Airport Authority of India (AAI) has signed anMoU with which state government for sustainable development of human settlements at villages in Kamrup district?
A) Sikkim
B) Manipur
C) Nagaland
D) Assam
What is the name of the LTTE ship which has been sunk by the Sri Lankan Navy?
A) Sagarawardena
B) We Ling
C) Gajabahu
D) Jayasagara
Lalit Kala Akademi hosted the first ever ‘International Print Biennale’ in?
A) Bhubaneswar
B) Mumbai
C) Jaipur
D) New Delhi
Which state government has launched the scheme ‘Mission Sambavh’ to install one lakh toilets?
A) Assam
B) Bihar
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Manipur
Union Cabinet has approved signing anMoU on Judicial Cooperation, with?
A) Mozambique
B) Tanzania
C) Botswana
D) Zambia
RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 58.9 crore on which bank for non-compliance with regulatory directions on direct sale of securities from the bank’s Held To Maturity (HTM) portfolio?
A) Yes Bank
B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Axis Bank
At which position on medal tally did India finish at the ISSF Junior World Cup, held in Sydney?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 1st
D) 4th
Which state bagged the National ‘Water Digest Award’ for Water Conservation-Diversion and increasing the irrigation capacity?
A) Punjab
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Maharashtra
Who has been crowned as Miss Supermodel Worldwide 2018, at the pageant held in Gurugram?
A) ZarinaAndirjanova
B) Aleksandra Liashkova
C) ShwetaParmar
D) ChantarachotaPaphattanun
How much amount has India announced to borrow in H1 FY 2018-19?
A) Rs 1.56 lakh crore
B) Rs 4.72 lakh crore
C) Rs 2.88 lakh crore
D) Rs 3.36 lakh crore
How much amount has the Delhi government allocated for free Wi-Fi and installation of 1.2 lakh CCTV cameras?
A) Rs 100 crore
B) Rs 700 crore
C) Rs 300 crore
D) Rs 500 crore
MadhavpurMela recently began at MadhavpurGhed, in the state of?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Jharkhand
D) Uttarakhand
International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members’ was recently observed on?
A) Mar 28
B) Mar 29
C) Mar 25
D) Mar 26
Indian Navy’s INS Tarkash recently carried out a “greeting and training” exercise with which country’s Navy?
A) US
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) UK
Which country’s U-16 team has won the Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament, held in Hong Kong?
A) Nepal
B) India
C) Australia
D) Bangladesh
Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary has been announced to be celebrated every year as ‘National Social Justice Day’, on?
A) May 2
B) Apr 14
C) Mar 31
D) Apr 9
A vocational training programme has been launched in how many states to skill manpower in the power sector for ‘Saubhagya’ scheme?
A) 10
B) 6
C) 8
D) 4
Who led the 7th India-Egypt Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi?
A) SushmaSwaraj
B) VK Singh
C) MJ Akbar
D) Rajnath Singh
UAE has completed the construction of its first commercial nuclear reactor, the Barakah Reactor, in association with?
A) China
B) India
C) US
D) South Korea
Which country’s government has introduced a bill which proposes imprisonment of up to 6 years for spreading fake news?
A) USA
B) Philippines
C) Malaysia
D) Canada
National Conference on Down Syndrome was recently organised by the National Trust, in?
A) Bangalore
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Bhopal
How much amount of credit line (LoC) is India’s Exim Bank providing to ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) for financing developmental projects in 15-member countries?
A) $100 million
B) $500 million
C) $700 million
D) $300 million
Which state has set up a seawater desalination plant of 100 million litre per day (mld) capacity?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Kerala
Which of the following communication satellite has been launched by ISRO aboard GSLV-F08 rocket from SatishDhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota?
A) GSAT-7D
B) GSAT-8C
C) GSAT-2B
D) GSAT-6A
MHRD has approved ‘Study in India’ programme. How much amount has been approved for the programme for 2018-19 and 2019-20?
A) Rs 300 crores
B) Rs 450 crores
C) Rs 250 crores
D) Rs 150 crores
International Solar Alliance (ISA) has signed the host country agreement with which country?
A) France
B) South Africa
C) India
D) Australia
Department of Posts has launched a one-way Cool EMS Service between India and?
A) Russia
B) USA
C) Japan
D) UK
Which union minister has launched digital commerce initiative ‘e-Tribes:Tribes India’ at Tribes India outlet in New Delhi?
A) JualOram
B) D.V. SadanandaGowda
C) Thaawar Chand Gehlot
D) Narendra Singh Tomar
Who has been appointed as the CEO of Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission (ABNHPM)?
A) BhupeshMathur
B) Sunil Kumar
C) Mahender Kumar
D) InduBhushan
Which bank has announced to merge its branches in Hong Kong?
A) Vijaya Bank
B) Dena Bank
C) UCO Bank
D) Allahabad Bank
As per the Ookla’sSpeedtest Global Index, what is India’s rank for fixed broadband speed?
A) 59
B) 73
C) 67
D) 42
Which bank, in association with Delhi Metro has launched a dual purpose Metro Plus’ debit card?
A) Yes Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
Which of the following government intiatives has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with SAP?
A) Atal Innovation Mission
B) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
C) Digital India
D) Startup India
SeoMinwoo, who recently passed away, was a?
A) Writer
B) Musician
C) Politician
D) Footballer
IRDAI has extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to insurance policies to?
A) June 30th
B) Indefinitely
C) Dec 31st
D) Sept 30th
India has overtaken which country to become the fourth largest automobile market in the world?
A) China
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) US
Who has been elected as the new President of Myanmar?
A) TheinSein
B) Shwe Mann
C) Win Myint
D) KhinNyunt
Which of the following countries have signed Brazzaville declaration, to protect the world’s largest tropical peatlands?
1. Democratic Republic of Congo 2. Indonesia
3. Republic of Congo 4. India
A) 2, 3 & 4
B) 2 & 3
C) 1 & 4
D) 1, 2 & 3
Who inaugurated the SARAS AajeevikaMela 2018 in New Delhi?
A) Narendra Singh Tomar
B) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
C) SmritiIrani
D) DharmendraPradhan
Linda Brown, who recently passed away, was a?
A) Civil rights activist
B) Singer
C) Novelist
D) Physicist
Which organisation has received the Frederick Pincott Award for 2017?
A) Academy of Arts & Sciences
B) Film Heritage Foundation
C) Hartley Film Foundation
D) South Asian Cinema Foundation
Union Cabinet has approved signing anMoU with South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) for cooperation in?
A) Agriculture
B) Oil and Chemical Pollution
C) Peaceful use of Space
D) Sports
How many Indians have featured among the final 300 on ‘Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia’ 2018 list?
A) 78
B) 51
C) 65
D) 43
Who has been appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India?
A) S.N.Joshi
B) RakeshAggarwal
C) K Vijay Raghavan
D) Vinod Kumar
Who has been chosen as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia?
A) DeepaKarmakar
B) Sakshi Malik
C) Mary Kom
D) P.V. Sindhu
Earth Hour was observed across the globe, from 8:30-9:30 pm, on?
A) Mar 27
B) Mar 24
C) Mar 26
D) Mar 29
As per the data released by Union ministry of Social Justice, which state has the highest number of beggars in India?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) West Bengal
D) Bihar
Union Cabinet has approved signing anMoU with United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, for cooperation in?
A) Organised Crime
B) Sustainable Development
C) IPR
D) Student Exchange
Union Cabinet has approved signing anMoU on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), with?
A) Denmark
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) Georgia
Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa, who recently passed away, was a?
A) Journalist
B) Actor
C) Politician
D) Lawyer
CCEA has approved formulation of a new Integrated Scheme for School Education. The new scheme subsumes which of the following schemes?
A) RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan (RMSA)
B) SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA)
C) Teacher Education (TE)
D) All of the Above
Which F1 racer has won the season opening Australian Grand Prix title?
A) Max Verstappen
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) KimiRaikkonen
CCEA has recently removed prohibition on the export of?
A) Pulses
B) Rice
C) Edible Oil
D) Meat
Minister of Food Processing HarsimratKaurBadal inaugurated Rajasthan’s first mega food park in which district?
A) Ajmer
B) Bikaner
C) Jodhpur
D) Udaipur
Defence Ministry has released the new Draft Defence Production Policy 2018 (DProP 2018). How much amount of turnover it envisages to achieve in military goods and services by 2025?
A) Rs 3,00,000 crore
B) Rs 1,70,000 crore
C) Rs 2,50,000 crore
D) Rs 1,20,000 crore
Who has been nominated by the Government as India’s representative to the Executive Board of UNESCO?
A) J S Rajput
B) Anup Rajput
C) YP Joshi
D) AnandBehera
Which IPL franchisee has dropped Australian player Steve Smith from the captaincy of its team?
A) Royal Challengers Bangalore
B) Rajasthan Royals
C) Kolkata Knight Riders
D) Delhi Daredevils
World Theater Day was recently observed on?
A) Mar 29
B) Mar 26
C) Mar 28
D) Mar 27
Who has been appointed as the new acting Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)?
A) Justice Kuldeep Singh
B) Justice SantoshKapoor
C) Justice Anil Kumar
D) Justice Jawad Rahim
How much amount has the Union Cabinet allocated for 3 years upto March, 2020 to fund the development projects in the Northeast region?
A) Rs 4,500 crore
B) Rs 5,500 crore
C) Rs 2,500 crore
D) Rs 3,500 crore
Who has been appointed as the first CEO of merged entity of Vodafone-Idea?
A) Pramod Kumar
B) Balesh Sharma
C) Yatender Singh
D) Prakash Chand
What is the name of world’s largest cruise ship which is going to make its maiden voyage from Barcelona?
A) Symphony of the Seas
B) Allure of the Seas
C) Oasis of the Seas
D) Anthem of the Seas
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who recently visited India, is the President of?
A) Switzerland
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Netherlands
As per the Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, India will become a $5 trillion economy by?
A) 2025
B) 2022
C) 2030
D) 2020
How much amount of government guarantee has the Ministry of Finance approved in the current FY, for Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) bonds to be subscribed by LIC?
A) Rs 1,000 crore
B) Rs 3,000 crore
C) Rs 8,000 crore
D) Rs 5,000 crore
Which of the following has become the first district in India to have 100% solar powered Primary Health Centers (PHC)?
A) Kannur
B) Surat
C) Nagpur
D) Kannauj
Which airport has received the award for the ‘Most Improved Airport’ in the APAC region, in Airport Service Quality awards 2017?
A) SardarVallabhbhai Patel International Airport
B) Sri Guru Ram DassJee International Airport
C) Dr.BabasahebAmbedkar International Airport
D) LalBahadurShastri Airport
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade’ was recently observed on?
A) Mar 26
B) Mar 25
C) Mar 28
D) Mar 27
Asia’s largest tulip garden has been opened for tourists in?
A) Srinagar
B) Darjeeling
C) Gangtok
D) Manali
How much amount of loan agreement has Asian Development Bank signed to boost youth employability in Himachal Pradesh?
A) $80 million
B) $50 million
C) $120 million
D) $100 million
The construction of how many houses has been approved by Centre for urban poor under its the PradhanMantriAwasYojana (Urban)?
A) 5.18 lakh
B) 2.63 lakh
C) 4.57 lakh
D) 3.21 lakh
Which company conducted the integrated power development scheme (IPDS) project in Varanasi, transforming it into a wireless city?
A) NTPC
B) Powergrid
C) BHEL
D) Tata Power
As per a report by India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), India has become the _____ largest electricity producer in the world?
A) 4th
B) 2nd
C) 3rd
D) 5th
Which country has agreed to address India’s concerns of trade deficit in a meeting held in New Delhi?
A) Canada
B) US
C) Japan
D) China
President RamnathKovind laid the foundation stone of 5 projects of NHAI in?
A) Varanasi
B) Ranchi
C) Patna
D) Gwalior